Hey, nerds, I'm just here with a quick bit of news. So if you've ever thought of splurging on a trip to a couple of Greek islands and Athens, and you want to do it with me in October of this year, check the link in this episode's description or go to mythsbaby.com slash group trip for more information. It's happening.

Highlights include following in Ariadne's footsteps as she flees the dreaded Theseus.

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This is Let's Talk About Mitz, Baby, and I am your not at all obsessive host.

Live back with part three of East Glist's Agamamemnon. Obviously it's going to be four parts.

I can't be brief with plays anymore. And I'm not mad about it. I'm not changing it.

I am so obsessed with, I mean, I'm obsessed with this play. I guess I'm being convinced that like somebody other than Euripides is also amazing. To be clear, I did know that. I just have a

real hard on for Euripides. But no, this Eeschylus play is art. I'm just so glad that I decided to

cover it individually rather than the story because it had been far too long since I had

actually read this play and now,

again, obsessed. I forgot how little Agamemnon actually speaks, like how minor a character

he ends up being despite being the titular character? Still no spoilers.

We will return to that later.

The point is, the real stars of this tragedy are not the men at all.

They are not, the star is not Agamemnon, nor is it the chorus of Argyve elders.

They might as well be side characters here.

The real story is happening between these two

women who barely speak to each other and yet who dominate this play entirely. Obviously, the title

of this episode is a quote from the Carson translation, which we will get to.

But speaking of quotes from the Carson, it's like watching a forest fire, big, violent, changing

every minute and the sound not like anything else. Remember, that is from Anne Carson's

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